Spend at least $385M over 5 years to build and repair public housing, including seniors' housing
"Commit at least $385 million over the next 5 years to build new public housing and repair existing housing, including seniors housing that has been neglected by this government." — peigreens.ca, 2023-03-09
Give government a right-of-first-refusal on the sale of multi-unit buildings
"Establish a right of first refusal on the sale of multi-unit residential and commercial accommodations to ensure government has the first opportunity to buy housing." — peigreens.ca, 2023-03-09
Do net-zero retrofits on public housing
Consider creating a public developer to build public/non-profit housing
"Explore the creation of a public developer to build public and non-profit housing. This could be done in partnership with other Atlantic provinces." — peigreens.ca backgrounder, 2023-03-09
Include accessible units in all new public builds
Spend at least $100M over 4 years to convert existing buildings into public housing
"Commit at least $100 million over four years to buy existing residential and commercial accommodations and convert them into public housing." — peigreens.ca, 2023-03-09
Increase funding for renovations and repairs of public seniors' housing
"● increase funding for public housing repairs and renovations;
● improve security and access to in-person maintenance support in public housing;
● improve access to food programs and technology; and
"Immediately make repairs to government-owned seniors housing and ensure that maintenance is always up to date." — peigreens.ca backgrounder, 2023-03-17
Create 5K public affordable units, rented out and maintained by the province
"Invest to create 5,000 public affordable units to be rented out and maintained by the province, providing assured housing stock during hard times." — NDP Platform 2023, 2023-03-09